Henry D. Moyle

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Henry D. Moyle

Full name	Henry Dinwoodey Moyle
Born	April 22, 1889(1889-04-22)
Place of birth	Salt Lake City, Utah Territory
Died	September 18, 1963 (aged 74)
Place of death	Deer Park, Florida
LDS Church Apostle
Called by	George Albert Smith
Ordained	April 10, 1947 (aged 57)
Reason for ordination	Death of Charles A. Callis
End of term	September 18, 1963 (aged 74)
Reason for end of term	Death
Reorganization at end of term	Thomas S. Monson ordained and N. Eldon Tanner added to First Presidency

Henry Dinwoodey Moyle (April 22, 1889 – September 18, 1963) was a member of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles and the First Presidency of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.

Born in Salt Lake City, Utah Territory, to politician James Moyle, Moyle was ordained an apostle and member of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles on April 10, 1947. Moyle served as Second Counselor in the First Presidency to Church President David O. McKay from June 12, 1959 to October 12, 1961, when he was called as First Counselor. Moyle served as First Counselor in the First Presidency until his death.

Moyle spearheaded much of the building programs of the church in the early 1960s. He was of the opinion that the Church Office Building, the headquarters of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints should have been twice its current size. He was also convinced that by building larger chapels, the church would attract more converts. His extravagant building programs nearly bankrupted the church and President David O. McKay found it necessary to relieve Moyle from all of his administrative responsibilities.^[1]

Moyle was a successful cattleman and originated the idea of the church establishing a cattle ranch in Florida. He was convinced Florida's climate would prove ideal for raising cattle (as the key to success in that industry is growing grass).^[2] The church bought the original 54,000-acre (220 km²) tract in 1950, and over 50 years, the ranch grew to more than 312,000 acres (1,260 km²). Deseret Cattle and Citrus Ranch east of Orlando, Florida is the world's largest beef ranch, and the land is worth an estimated $858 million.^[3]

He died in Deer Park, Florida, aged 74. [[Image:MoyleMonument.jpg|right|thumb|200px|Grave monument to the Moyle family. See also Henry D. Moyle's headstone:

[edit] References

^ Gregory A. Prince and William Robert Wright (2005), David O. McKay and the Rise of Modern Mormonism, University of Utah Press
^ Barnett, Cynthia. "The Church's Ranch". Florida Trend Archives. December 2001.
^ Biema, 1997

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Preceded by Matthew Cowley	Quorum of the Twelve Apostles April 10, 1947 – June 12, 1959	Succeeded by Delbert L. Stapley

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